Jérôme Bindé

Sans carte ni instruments de navigation, comment voyager dans l'espace virtuel du futur ? Comment " découvrir " le XXIe siècle ? Pôle de tous les rêves et de tous les cauchemars, de toutes les peurs et tous les espoirs, l'avenir apparaît de plus en plus incertain et illisible. Plus que jamais, il nous faut des clés si nous voulons entrer pour de bon dans le nouveau siècle. Plus de quatre-vingts scientifiques, intellectuels, créateurs et décideurs de renommée mondiale nous les livrent dans cet ouvrage. Explorer les futurs possibles, mais aussi construire l'avenir, tel est leur pari. Quel futur pour l'espèce humaine et la planète ? Quels sont les nouveaux territoires de la culture et de l'éducation ? Comment conclure un nouveau contrat social et éthique face à la mondialisation ? Guide raisonné des grands enjeux du futur, Les clés du XXIe siècle abordent trente questions cruciales pour l'avenir de chacun d'entre nous et proposent des solutions concrètes. Cet ouvrage s'adresse à tous ceux qui souhaitent comprendre un peu mieux le monde d'aujourd'hui et préparer celui de demain.

Les clés du XXIe siècle

El siglo XX ha estado marcado por una crisis de los valores que ha tomado dos facetas: la una, seria, con la devaluación de los valores tradicionales, la secularización, pero también la crisis de los valores laicos y el «embrutecimiento» de la Historia y la sociedad; la otra, frívola, con la fluctuación casi volátil, lúdica y estética de los valores. En el siglo XXI , ¿asistiremos al crepúsculo, al «choque», o al gran mestizaje de los valores?, ¿Tal vez a la creación de nuevos valores?, ¿Serán éstos superficiales, efímeros, singulares , universales o espirituales?, ¿Qué impacto ejercerán la globalización y las tecnologías sobre los valores, tanto en los nuevos como en los antiguos? De hoy en adelante, el planeta, la especie humana y la civilización está condenada a desaparecer. A fin de preservarla, ¿configuraremos un nuevo contrato social, natural, cultural y técnico y sentaremos las bases de una ética para el futuro? Jérôme Bindé, normalista y catedrático en Letras, es subdirector general adjunto de ciencias sociales y humanas, y director del departamento de perspectiva, de filosofía y ciencias humanas en la UNESCO, donde promueve las jornadas de “Entretiens du XXI siècle” y los “Rencontres philosophiques de l’UNESCO”. Principal coautor del mundialmente reconocido Un Monde nouveau y coordinador del libro Les Clés du Xxe siècle. Mohammed Arkoun Jean Baudrillard Jacques Derrida Nadine Gordimer Julia Kristeva Koïchiro Matsuura Elikia M’Bokolo Edgar Morin Paul Ricoeur Jeremy Rifkin Alain Touraine Gianni Vattimo y otros

coloquios del siglo XXI

¿Adónde van los valores?

As we enter the 21st century, the third industrial revolution and the new forms of globalisation that accompany it are radically reshaping our societies, and posing many new challenges. The world appears richer, more complex and interdependent, but also more uncertain than ever. This volume presents a compilation of the contributions made to an international conference organised by UNESCO in 1998 to discuss the issues which are likely to pose the greatest challenges in the new millennium.

Keys to the 21st Century

Since September 1997, UNESCO's Analysis and Forecasting Office has been arranging a series of "Twenty-First Century Talks," each of which brings together two or three leading scientists, intellectuals, creators or decision-makers from all parts of the world. The Office also organized the first "Twenty-First Century Dialogues" in September 1998, in which 60 international participants took part in discussions on the general theme of "Will the Twenty-First Century Take Place?" This text represents an anthology of the contributions made to these future-oriented discussions, up to the ninth session of the "Talks" held in June 1999. Topics include population, biotechnologies, pollution, energy, the food supply, culture, pluralism, education, democracy, human rights, women, childhood, work, urban living, globalization, poverty, and human conflicts. No subject index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Jerome Binde

Without immediate action to combat global warming, we face losing 5 to 20 per cent of the world's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Our biosphere is in jeopardy: increased desertification, deforestation, air and soil pollution, dwindling biodiversity, water crises and the degradation of the oceans. A new approach to our economy is needed, one that fosters less material forms of production, reduces superfluous consumption and wastes less raw material. We have to create and implement new styles of development that, without halting growth, spare the planet and preserve biodiversity. It is time, as this volume proposes, for humanity to make a new pact, a 'natural contract', of co-development with the planet. UNESCO is actively involved in this debate, as reflected in its 21st Century Talks series, which open a forum for discussion on key issues of the future.--Publisher's description.

What Future for the Human Species and the Planet?

Making Peace with the Earth

This volume brings together about 50 scientists and researchers from the four corners of the world to redefine and anticipate tomorrow's values, and reflect on the direction these values may lead humanity.--Publisher's description.

Jérôme Bindé

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